If you appreciate good grimdark writing (probably the best there is) go ahead and read this. Each with their own problems and “little” adventures. A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie 4.45 34,943 Ratings 3,066 Reviews published 2019 47 editions The chimneys of industry rise over Adua and the wo Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie 4.60 24,653 Ratings 2,065 Reviews published 2020 43 editions Conspiracy. Although I couldn’t say there’s an overarching plot yet, A Little Hatred feels more like a grand tour of the defining characters to come in this trilogy, and neatly puts them (closer) together towards the end.

Industrialization and a hint to black powder guns are interesting themes explored in this book, as well as exploitation of the poor in such changing times. No one’s perfect, and that makes the stories so much more credible. As a reader, you’re left with the choice of who to root for, since conflict permeates this installment (as did many others in the First Law universe), and trust me when I say there’s no right choice. All have credible flaws, desires, and goals. And let me repeat myself, Abercrombie is a master at this. The sequences are perhaps more harrowing and intense in this novel because nearly everyone involved is a helpless civilian without the training, preparation, or desire for violence that. Fantasy is just the backdrop, as I’m sure he could write in any genre of his choosing and be as effective as he currently is.Ī Little Hatred presents the new cast of characters, with some very known faces in the back seat (Glotka, Shivers, Dogman, Black Calder, Bayaz, …). In A Little Hatred, it gives views of a violent revolution from the gutter to the palace, so to speak, and the attendant destructive anarchy that comes with it. The only consolation to ending A Little Hatred is knowing than in little more than two weeks I can continue reading the 2nd book in the trilogy, 9th in the series.Ībercrombie is a master at writing gruesome stories, action, and gritty grey characters.

Literally couldn’t put it away, and kept me reading at night. Pardon me, I wanted to say I devoured this book in 6 days.

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